Are you the smartest person in your family, and you can’t imagine where those genes came from, because face it, your relatives just aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer? Well, maybe you’re a descendant of Confucius, the ultimate really smart guy.
Now, you can find out for sure. People claiming Confucius for an ancestor can take a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the great thinker, for around $125. That’s a bargain, for something that will look great on college applications, resumes, dating service bios, and so on. Here’s the story:
A Confucian scholar, wearing a purple mortarboard and gown, lights incense in front of the shrines of the great sage’s disciples during a ritual to celebrate Confucius’ birthday, or Teacher’s Day, at Taipei’s Confucius Temple September 28, 2005. Confucius, who lived from 555-479 B.C., is revered among Chinese as the “teachers’ teacher”. REUTERS/Richard Chung
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